Annie Le Porte Diggs, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Annie Le Porte Diggs

Canadian-born American poet, author, newspaperwoman, temperance worker, and Populist advocate

Date of Birth: 22-Feb-1853

Place of Birth: London, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 07-Sep-1916

Profession: librarian, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Annie Le Porte Diggs (February 22, 1853 – September 7, 1916) was a Canadian-born American activist, journalist, author, and librarian.Diggs was the chairman of the delegation from Washington, D.C.
for the National People's Party Convention, in Omaha, in 1892.
It was the first time a woman ever led a delegation at a national political convention.
She was a speaker for the People's Party in nearly every state and territory.
She served as state librarian of Kansas, 1898-1902.
A writer, Diggs served as the associate editor of The Advocate, Topeka, Kansas, and was the author of Little Brown Brothers and the Story of Jerry Simpson.
Diggs died in 1916 in Michigan.